Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bustins Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bustins Island and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bustins Island

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Bustins Island:
  • 43.798970, -70.069771
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bustins Island

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Bustins Island is near Androscoggin County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bustins Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bustins Island ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Central Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Landing
• Cousins Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
• Freeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
• Harpswell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <1>
• Harpswell Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
• Littlejohn Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Littlejohn Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Island
• Mast Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Porter Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
• Sodom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sodom is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
• Todds Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Todds Corners is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corners

How Far From Bustins Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bustins Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bustins Island and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bustins Island to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,994 miles [6,427.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'